> From: "R. M. Panoff, Ph.D." <rpanoff@shodor.org>> Subject: Re: Another view on the Moore method> Date: June 11, 2013 3:07:50 PM GMT+01:00> To: "Jaime Carvalho e Silva" <jaimecs@MAT.UC.PT>> Reply-To: rpanoff@shodor.org> > From Dr. Holly Hirst, Professor of Mathematics and Assoc Dead of Graduate> Studies, Appalachian State University (North Carolina, USA), also a Shodor> board member:> > It has also been documented as intimidating to women and minority students> (especially when Moore himself used the method). Using this with PhD> students who have already a firm footing in basic math is one thing (and> one could argue helps develop the skills needed to be a mathematics> researcher), but many try it -- often with dismal results -- in lower> level courses. Is it any wonder that many students are turned off from> math? I believe frustration/mistakes/risk taking is useful for learning,> but too much just turns good students away. (Guess you know my opinion> now!)> > > ???? ? ?-? ? ?? ??? -- -?-- ??? ?? --? ??-? ?? ?-?? ?> Robert M. Panoff, Ph.D., D.Sc., President and Executive Director> Shodor and the National Computational Science Institute> - transforming learning through computational thinking -> 807 East Main Street, Suite 7-100, Durham, NC 27701 http://www.shodor.org> VOX: +1-919-530-1911 FAX: +1-919-530-1944>